Where does “slakta” come from?

slakta (Swedish) comes from Middle Low German slachten, from Proto-Germanic slahaną, from Proto-Indo-European slak- — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

slakta (Swedish): to slaughter, to butcher

Definitions

  1. to slaughter, to butcher

Ancestry of “slakta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanslachten—
2Proto-Germanicslahanąto hit, to strike; to kill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanslak-to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...

Words derived from “slakta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slak- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slahaną →Every word from Middle Low German slachten →